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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series comes a thrilling novel featuring LAPD K-9 Officer Scott James and his German shepherd, Maggie.

Nine months ago, a shocking assault by unidentified men killed Scott James' partner, Stephanie, nearly killed him, and left him enraged, ashamed, and ready to explode. He is unfit for duty—until he meets his new partner.

Maggie is not doing so well, either. A German shepherd who survived two tours in Afghanistan sniffing explosives before losing her handler, her PTSD is as bad as Scott’s.

They are each other’s last chance. And they’re about to investigate the one case no one wants them to touch: identifying the men who murdered Stephanie. But what they find could ultimately break them both.

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A Google User

SUSPECT Veteran thriller-maven Crais (Taken, 2012, etc.) returns with a pleasingly perplexing storyline fresh from the headlines.The heroine of the piece is Maggie, a 3-year-old German shepherd on her second deployment as a patrol and bomb-sniffing dog in Afghanistan. She is fiercely loyal to her handler—so when the inevitable happens, as it does in the evocative, grisly set piece that opens Crais

terry barker

suspect Crais delivers again.

Bill Pascucci

Suspect As a long standing fan, I was looking forward to another Robert Crais novel. It took awhile to get going, but a good read. Good twist. My only disappointment was the length. Seemed too short for the price.

Elida Morffi

Suspect Great book! Could'nt put it down.

janice gwaltney

SUSPECT Excellent book. Highly recommend.

Harold McKinstry

Excellent book Finished it in record time. Couldn't put it down.

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Kirkus - Jane Doe

SUSPECT Veteran thriller-maven Crais (Taken, 2012, etc.) returns with a pleasingly perplexing storyline fresh from the headlines.The heroine of the piece is Maggie, a 3-year-old German shepherd on her second deployment as a patrol and bomb-sniffing dog in Afghanistan. She is fiercely loyal to her handler—so when the inevitable happens, as it does in the evocative, grisly set piece that opens Crais

Suspect As a long standing fan, I was looking forward to another Robert Crais novel. It took awhile to get going, but a good read. Good twist. My only disappointment was the length. Seemed too short for the price.

Suspect Good cop story with psychological elements for both a cop and a military k9 struggling to redeem their worth. Good insight into What it takes to build a bond with a police dog...and a mystery to solve as well.

BEST dog-&-her-human story in YEARS SO LOVED this book; it really took you inside the mind and heart of man's best friend and immerses you in Maggie's world as she perceives it through her senses. So much more than a suspense novel starting a dog and her human; the heart of this book illuminates the world as experienced by Maggie. Deeply affecting and impossible to put down, Suspect gives us the most appealing and engaging heroine in years.. A MUST for dog lovers who enjoy the suspense/thriller genre!!

LibraryThing Review Dog lovers , this is a book you will love. A great story (minus Elvis and Pike) about a police officer assigned to a K9 unit and the dog he bonds with. Both man and dog are recovering from past experiences that that have scarred them physically and emotionally. A fast and engrossing read.

LibraryThing Review SUSPECT is a crime novel,and it's not great literature. Although I prefer more literary books (and, yes, there is such thing as a literary crime novel), this book is more than just a who-done-it

LibraryThing Review A traumatized combat veteran meets a police officer recovering from his own wounds and trauma. They fall in love and band together to solve the bizarre nighttime shooting and the murder of the officer

LibraryThing Review Well, it's not Elvis or Pike. I don't like Elvis books very much (too much "humor") but I really like the Pike ones (pleasant butt-kicking books) This was somewhere in the middle. There is a lot of

LibraryThing Review Quick read about a cop suffering from PTSD after a shooting that was fatal to his partner and the K-9 dog with which he teams up. Maggie was injured and traumatized in Afghanistan where she sniffed

LibraryThing Review Excellent book. The information on PTSD was correct and wonderfully presented. I think this partnership should appear in other books. The crime elements were not too difficult to work out but it is always nice to read a detective story with nice characters.

LibraryThing Review This book is fantastic. The first section is actually really hard to read; the description of a Marine dying in combat from the point of view of his dog is utterly heartbreaking, and very well written

LibraryThing Review Scott and Maggie have both been seriously wounded and suffer from PTSD. Scott is a police officer. Maggie is a German Shepherd who worked in Afghanistan. Her beloved handler died there and Maggie is

LibraryThing Review I have been a fan of Robert Crais for years. His Elvis Cole /Joe Pike novels are always wonderful. When I first heard this wasn't going to be an Elvis-Joe novel, I was a bit disappointed. I now hand

LibraryThing Review Having never read a book about K-9's before, I was happy to see the bond and respect between a handler and his canine. The mystery/thriller captured me and brought me through a one-sitting read

LibraryThing Review This suspenseful action thriller tells the story of K-9 Maggie. At the start of the story, Maggie is with her Marine handler, Pete. Both are shot by snipers. Pete is killed and Maggie wounded. At a

LibraryThing Review During a shootout 8 months ago, on a quiet night unindentifed men shot two people in a car, LAPD Scott james and his partner Staphanie. Scott is the only survivor and not only is he physically in pain

LibraryThing Review Before I go any farther, I have a warning: have a hankie in hand as you begin reading the prologue-- especially if you are a dog lover. I found the prologue in Suspect to be gut-wrenching, and

LibraryThing Review This is disappointing, a bit of a dog. I like Crais. I've met him at book signings, He seems appreciative of his readers and I've read many of his Elvis Cole novels. I have also enjoyed some of his

LibraryThing Review This is a standalone book, not part of Cole/Pike series. Scott is a police officer who loses his partner in a shootout and Maggie, a German Shepherd, loses her partner in Afghanistan. Both are badly

LibraryThing Review Is it weird to find a thriller charming? Well, this one is. Two characters with PTSD find each other in a K9 unit. Of the two, there's no question that Maggie is the star. She's a German shepherd, and

LibraryThing Review This is officially my favorite Robert Crais book. Obviously, I’m biased because it’s about a German shepherd. But I have pretty high standards for dog books. Way higher than my standards for suspense

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